Research Methods in Psychology: Investigating Human Behavior, 2nd Edition

The Second Edition of Paul G. Nestor and Russell K. Schutt’s successful and unique Research Methods in Psychology: Investigating Human Behavior draws from substantive research stories to illustrate how research is presented while systematically unifying the entire research process within a conceptual framework. This accessible text examines engaging research studies and examples, considering research ethics throughout.

“This is a great text that emphasizes the important concepts within research methods. The resources are excellent; they incorporate up-to-date research and technology and introduce the student to empirical articles, and the information is presented in a way that challenges the student to apply the material.”
—Maria Pacella, Kent State University

“The text is comprehensive. It covers a wide variety of information without being overwhelming. This is a very good textbook for an introductory course in research methods. I like that its focus is on psychological research specifically.”
—Angela M. Heads, Prairie View A&M University

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Uncommon Sense and the Scientific Method
Chapter 2. The Practice of Psychological Research
Chapter 3. Ethics in Behavioral Research
Chapter 4. Conceptualization and Measurement
Chapter 5. Sampling and Survey Research
Chapter 6. Causation and Experimentation: Single-Factorial Designs
Chapter 7. Complex Research Designs: Multifactorial Experiments
Chapter 8. Quasi-Experimental and Nonexperimental Designs
Chapter 9. Small-N and Single-Subject Designs
Chapter 10. Quantitative Data Analysis
Chapter 11. Qualitative Methods
Chapter 12. Essentials of APA Report Writing
Appendix A: Summaries of Frequently Cited Research Articles
Appendix B: Questions to Ask About a Research Article
Appendix C: How to Read a Research Article
Appendix D: Proportions of Area Under Standard Normal Curve
Appendix E: Critical Values for t Distribution
Appendix F: Critical Values of F
Appendix G: Critical Values of Chi-Square
Appendix H: Critical Values of the Correlation Coefficient
Appendix I: Table of Random Numbers